Essays about: "EU Directive 2014 95 EU"

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  1. 1. Specificity in Non-Financial Disclosure - Regulated by Directive 2014/95/EU

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Matilda Frövenholt; Kevin Wirdéus; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Directive 2014 95 EU; ESG Disclosure; Biodiversity; Specificity; Textual Analysis; Named Entity Recognition; Market Reaction;

    Abstract : We use textual analysis of annual reports to investigate if ESG disclosures, including biodiversity, regulated by the Directive 2014/95/EU provide the market with decision-useful information. Several studies have examined whether the directive has increased the quality of ESG disclosure but with mixed results. READ MORE

  3. 2. Does Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Decrease ESG-rating Disagreement? A Difference in Differences study on the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Hugo Christensson; Elias Horn Maurin; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; ESG Rating Disagreement; ESG Rating Agencies; Regulation; Disclosure;

    Abstract : ESG-ratings are explicitly incorporated in investment decisions by investors with $121 trillion AUM. Ratings are based on diverse sustainability data, which is collected and synthesized by raters with different methodologies. The scores for identical stocks across raters have an observed correlation of 0. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sweden’s shift towards mandatory sustainability reporting : An investigation of non-financial disclosure by Swedish firms in light of the Directive 2014/95/EU

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ester Eriksson; Anton Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability reporting; Investigation of non-financial disclosure; Directive 2014 95 EU;

    Abstract : In 2014, the European Union enforced the new directive 2014/95/EU, shifting voluntary disclosure of non-financial information into mandatory. On December 31, 2016, the Swedish government implemented the directive into the Swedish Annual Account Act (ÅRL) with a more extensive regulation than stipulated by the EU's minimum requirements. READ MORE

  5. 4. The impact of mandatory non-financial disclosure and ESG score on financial performance and firm-risk- An empirical study of the Nordic market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Tina Nikkhoo; Hanna Lindbo; [2021-06-30]
    Keywords : Mandatory Non-Financial Disclosure; ESG Scores; Financial Performance; Firm-Risk; Nordic Market; Corporate Social Responsibility; EU Directive 2014 95 EU;

    Abstract : This research investigates the impact of mandatory non-financial disclosure and ESG score on financial performance and firm-risk using a panel of 278 Nordic companies covering the time period 2014-2019. Using a Difference-in-Difference technique, the results imply that the accounting-based financial performance increases subsequent to the EU Directive 2014/95/EU, while the firm-risk is reduced. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mandatory ESG Disclosure and its Effect on Firm Performance

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    Author : Anton Ahlqvist; Nathalie Jonoska; [2021-06-23]
    Keywords : Financial Firm Performance; Firm Performance; ESG; Non-Financial Information; NFI; CSR; Directive 2014 95 EU; Difference-in-Difference;

    Abstract : With the intention to reach a more sustainable future, the EU implemented Directive 2014/95/EU in 2014, mandating large and public firms to start disclosing ESG information. The resulting changes are however first noticeable in the annual reports for 2017. READ MORE